Canonical

Canonical is an adjective derived from . It essentially means "standard", "generally accepted" or "part of the backstory."

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basic, canonic, canonical: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality, e.g. "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"

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This word is used by theologians and canon lawyers to refer to the canons of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, adopted by ecumenical councils.

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Canonical can also mean "part of the canon", i.e., one of the books comprising the biblical canon, as opposed to apocryphal books.

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Canon: Canon may mean:...

Ecumenical council: : See also General Council (disambiguation)...

Biblical canon: The Biblical canon is an exclusive list of books written during the formative period of the Jewish or Christian faiths; the leaders of these communities believed these books to be inspired by God or to express the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people (although there m...